All About Books

All About Books

Nebraska Public Media

Episodes 273
Avg. Duration 11m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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A weekly book review and discussion program hosted by Pat Leach. Updated on Thursdays.

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The 2026 One Book - One Lincoln 3 finalist selections

Jun 10, 2026 14m

One Book - One Lincoln has been a community reading project for 25 years. Alyssa Deal, the chair of their selection committee joins host Pat Leach this week to talk about the 3 books readers can vote…

“This Beautiful, Ridiculous City” Kay Sohini

May 27, 2026 8m

In her graphic novel, “This Beautiful, Ridiculous City” Kay Sohini tells her story as an immigrant and survivor of an abusive relationship. For her, New York City isn’t just a place of dreams but a…

“Is a River Alive?” by Robert McFarland.

May 20, 2026 8m

Robert McFarland is a naturalist who is also a gifted writer. His latest book is joyful and mind-expanding journey towards an ancient idea- should we think of rivers as living beings? Hear a review…

“Small Ceremonies” by Kyle Edwards

May 13, 2026 7m

Their high school hockey team is so bad, it probably won’t take the ice again next year. This uncertain future is where the main character, Tommy finds himself in the novel “Small Ceremonies” by Kyle…

“Sea of Grass" by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty

May 06, 2026 10m

The vast American prairie is an ecological marvel- home to bison, elk, wolves and prairie dogs. The changes made on this environment by European settlers and their agricultural methods are the…

“What We Can Know” by Ian McEwan.

Apr 29, 2026 8m

One hundred years in the future, a lonely British scholar longs for our time as he chases a poem written in 2014. He’s captivated by what he imagines were the freedoms and possibilities of human life…

An interview with UNL Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead.

Apr 22, 2026 15m

This 1925 novel deals with topics very relevant today: the value of a university education, and the costs of war. “The Professor’s House” by Willa Cather has been released for the Oxford World…

Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin

Apr 15, 2026 7m

Smith is a queer Black Stanford graduate arrested for cocaine possession. In the novel “Great Black Hope”, author Rob Franklin shows a young man protected by his class but betrayed by his race.

Ravelings: Essays on Love, Loss, and Wonder by Lisa Knopp

Apr 08, 2026 19m

In her new collection of personal essays, UNL Professor of English Lisa Knopp uses an older meaning of the verb ravel- to entangle. In Ravelings: Essays on Love, Loss, and Wonder, she contemplates…

“The Antidote” by Karen Russell.

Apr 01, 2026 14m

The One Book One Nebraska selection for this year is “The Antidote” by Karen Russell. Set in a fictional Nebraska town during the Great Depression, the novel looks at a struggling rural community and…

“Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen” by Kate Evans

Mar 25, 2026 8m

It’s a very unique biography of the famous Regency author. “Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen” by graphic artist Kate Evans combines drama, comedy, and historically immersive detail to…

"The Land in Winter: a Novel" by Andrew Miller

Mar 18, 2026 7m

Deep in the English countryside, two neighboring families find themselves in nearly identical situations- a baby on the way and the relationship beginning to fade. The harshest winter in living…

“A Long Winter” by Colm Tobin

Mar 11, 2026 8m

A tightly written novella from the author of "Brooklyn" and "Long Island", “A Long Winter” by Colm Tobin describes an extraordinary bond between a mother and son and a haunting portrait of a family…

"The Garden Against Time" by Olivia Laing

Mar 04, 2026 6m

When Olivia Laing began the work of restoring a centuries-old garden in England, she had time to think about the history and legacy of gardens. Her book “The Garden Against Time”, is a beautiful…

“The Best of Intentions" by Larkin Powell

Feb 25, 2026 13m

The history of Nebraska can be told by its landscape. Larkin Powell, the Director of the School of Natural Resources at UNL has a new book called “The Best of Intentions.” It traces the…

“The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans

Feb 18, 2026 8m

Many people find solace and understanding in reading literature, a few would also include writing and receiving letters. In the novel “The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans, we meet a woman who uses…

An interview with the director of the PBS program The Librarians

Feb 11, 2026 17m

A PBS documentary called the “Librarians” follows the story of librarians on the front lines of the national battle over restricting access to books that have race-related and LGBTQIA+ content. “All…

“Flashlight: a Novel” by Susan Choi

Feb 04, 2026 8m

The mysterious circumstances around the disappearance of a young girl’s father begins Susan Choi’s novel, “Flashlight.” A story that spans decades and continents dealing with family, loss, and memory.

"Next of Kin" by Gabrielle Hamilton

Jan 28, 2026 8m

Award-winning chef and author Gabrielle Hamilton came from a family of unsentimental non-conformists. They had charisma, but there was brutality and deep rifts too. In her new memoir “Next of Kin”,…

"Memorial Day” by Geraldine Brooks

Jan 21, 2026 9m

The writer Geraldine Brooks received the phone call from the ER doctor that her husband, journalist and author Tony Horwitz, had died walking down a sidewalk in Washington D.C. In the scramble to…

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